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I’ve been one of the SciLinks “webwatchers” for quite a few years....
By Mary Bigelow
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Next week: Professional development in the Washington, D.C. area (webcasted for all others)
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution will present professional development for early childhood educators on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 with a “Smithsonian Early Childhood Science Education Research Forum.” I’m so glad ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Peggy Carlisle, new Director of the Preschool and Elementary Division
The National Science Teachers Association is an organization of many, contributing their talents towards understanding and promoting best practices in science education. NSTA is committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I’d like to change my approach to learning vocabulary. Even when I ask students to write definitions in their own words, they don’t seem to understand the terms. Any suggestions? —Ryan, Fort Smith, Arkansas...
By Mary Bigelow
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Not enough progress…but at least the right direction?
This month’s topic focuses on the NAEP results and the fact that while the results from the eighth graders knowledge of basic science test increased from 30% to 32% being rated “at or above proficient” the science education community does not f...
By Christine Royce
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Sometimes I see articles and websites that cause me to reflect and ask my own questions, such as the Girls in STEM poster created by EngineeringDegree.net titled “Girls...
By Mary Bigelow
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Chemistry Now, how atoms bond: ionic bonds
Atoms, molecules, protons, electrons, bonding. Nothing new there, so why don’t your students remember which is which and how it works? A question with many possible answers, but now, perhaps a solution! Use this learning package to introduce, revie...
By admin
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One of my principals shared a comment at a faculty meeting: School is where old people do most of the work while the young people sit back and watch. His point was to start a discussion of how (and why) to engage students actively and help them assum...
By Mary Bigelow
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Chemistry Now, wrapping up: chemistry of cellophane
Bizarre advertisement featuring stork holding baby wrapped in cellophane....
By admin
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Chemistry Now, the chemistry of crystals: ice, salt
The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued....
By admin
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3 Quarks Daily Science Blogging Prize
Hello Fellow Bloggers and NSTA Members,...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Chemistry Now, carbon, captured: carbon dioxide
As a college student in the 70s wracking up science courses for my secondary teaching degree, scientists’ warnings of accelerated global warming made a believer out of me. Recently, looking at photos of Mt. Kilimanjaro or glaciers in Chile taken ov...
By admin
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Chemistry Now, chemistry of fear and fright
Before Samuel L. Jackson battled snakes on a plane and before Indiana Jones infamously muttered “I hate snakes,” there was my Mom, who was terrified of them. Growing up on a small midwestern farm, Mom often helped with the spring plowing. She wou...
By admin
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Rise and Shine: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Science Teacher
Stepping into the ‘real world’ as any type of new teacher is daunting; doing so as a science teacher can be even more difficult, with science-specific issues like lab safety and management added to the mix of responsibilities....
By Nancy Dunbar
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Surveying video and lesson plan use
We need your help!!! NBC Learn, NSF, and NSTA have teamed up to bring you video / lesson plan packages that explore various science concepts. But we want to know how we can make them better and more usable in your classroom....
By admin